AP Calculus AB: Curricular Requirements

The course teaches all topics associated with Functions, Graphs, and Limits; Derivatives; and Integrals as delineated in the Calculus AB Topic Outline in the AP Calculus Course Description.

The course provides students with the opportunity to work with functions represented in a variety of ways -- graphically, numerically, analytically, and verbally -- and emphasizes the connections among these representations.

The course teaches students how to communicate mathematics and explain solutions to problems both verbally and in written sentences.

The course teaches students how to use graphing calculators to help solve problems, experiment, interpret results, and support conclusions.

Resource Requirements

The school ensures that each student has a college-level calculus textbook (supplemented when necessary to meet the curricular requirements) for individual use inside and outside of the classroom.

The school ensures that each student has a graphing calculator for individual use inside and outside of the classroom, with all the required capabilities listed in the . (A list of approved graphing calculators is available on AP Central on the AP Calculus AB Course Home Page.)